So, have you ever wondered or tried exploring why the name “Mule”? Why couldn’t the folks at MuleSoft come up with something that sounded legit and at-least not being laughed at!!

This is the excerpt as taken from the book Mule in Action that would unearth the mysteries for you –

“After working on a couple of bespoke ESB systems, I found that there was a lot of infrastructure work to be done before you can really start thinking about implementing any logic. I regard this infrastructure work as “donkey work” as it needs doing for every project. I preferred Mule over Donkey and Ass just didn’t seem right 😉. A Mule is also commonly referred to as a carrier of load, moving it from one place to another. The load we specialize in moving is your enterprise information.”

— Ross Mason, CTO & Co-Founder, MuleSource Inc.

So, that’s how Mule got its Birth Certificate stamped with something that certainly makes it stand out of the crowd…